The creative minds behind Cinefix have taken Kubrick’s classic The Shining and turned it into a rather faithful 8-bit video game. What really sells the game for me is the music, which is both true to old Nintendo games and the vibe of the film. I’d totally play this.

There’s a bit of a trend at the moment for illustrators to create wrapping paper. It’s a trend I’m happy to see, especially when the results are as good as this work created by illustrator Naomi Wilkinson. Created in collaboration with Lagom Design, the paper is available in a selection of patterns, each one celebrating different music and customs. From sailors and flamenco dancers, to folk musicians and hula dancing – the patterns are fantastic!

Halloween, probably my favorite holiday, is less than a week away, so it’s only fitting that we celebrate in our own TFIB way. To help us we hit up The Times, a rad new clothing line based in Los Angeles who do these really weird, abstract shirts and hats that are pretty amazing.

The other day they released a new run of two Halloween themed shirts that you’d actually want to wear. That’s because they’re designed by Steven Harrington, who also helped to start up the label. As you can see the wallpaper is kind of intense but I personally think it’s awesome. Hopefully it livens up your desktop/iPhone/iPad!

If there’s two things I love it’s good whiskey, and obviously, beautiful photography. So it’s pretty awesome that I was asked to take over the Instagram handle for The Macallan tonight at a special event celebrating the launch of the brand’s Masters of Photography series. For the fourth edition of its series, The Macallan has commissioned renowned photographer Elliott Erwitt to capture the spirit of Scotland (where Macallan is made) through a collection of 58 images; each pair with a never before released single cask whisky from The Macallan.

There are few things I love more than or equal to typography but hockey is certainly a contender. I came across Kevin Zwirble during the playoffs this past season and while I was crossing my fingers his beloved Bruins would lose to my dear Blackhawks, I was also hoping they’d adopt some of his stellar design concepts for the team.

When a bestselling philosopher tells you that art is the most important thing in culture today, you’d best listen up. But which philosopher would ever make such a bold statement? Alain de Botton. I’ve been a fan of his writing for years now, but his most recent project is quickly becoming a favorite. Art As Therapyasks (and answers) the question “why art?” Last Friday I had the opportunity to attend a lecture delivered by Botton at NYC’s Cooper Union, where he talked about his new book (co-written with fellow philosopher and art historian, John Armstrong). This book happens to fit into a larger scheme of Botton’s, which when coupled together, has the potential to shake-up your conceptions of viewing art.

The creative industry is a tough business to get into, no matter what sector you look at, you need to stand out. Those interested are increasingly looking to their degrees to propel them forward – but is it as effective anymore or even necessary altogether? I come from a degree-less background and although I am far from accomplished, here are my thoughts on the subject.

The final years of my school education were a frenzied time for a lot of people; between applying for Universities (or colleges, for you guys across the ocean), studying for exams and deciding on what you were going to do with your life it became quite stressful. It quickly became apparent to me that a lot people were treating the decision to go to University as just the next logical step rather than considering whether they really needed to or wanted to. My reasons for eschewing my place were not fully formed at the time but looking back it was because I just felt it wasn’t right for me – how could anyone teach me how to be creative? The idea seemed counterintuitive.

New York Times recently published this great photo of the kitchen of Jean Georges, one of the top French chefs in the world, which was taken by Brett Beyer. The stitched together photo is a fantastic look at the fervent pace a kitchen like Georges must maintain, and it’s quite interesting to see the inner workings of his Columbus Circle restaurant. It’s also pretty incredible that Brett was able to get a camera/cameras above the kitchen, you wouldn’t expect there to be a whole lot of room.

Be sure to see more of Brett’s work, including more awesome overhead shots like this, by clicking here.